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Arabic Audio Description: Challenges and Possibilities

December 13, 2021 By Webmaster

by Heba Safwat Alattar A Brief History of Arabic Audiovisual Translation Arabic audiovisual translation (AVT) appeared with the emergence of cinema in Egypt back in 1896. Early movies were accompanied by the voice of elmefahematy who would simultaneously interpret the intertitles of silent foreign movies and, later, foreign dialogues. The practice evolved to presenting the […]

Filed Under: Deep Focus 10, Newsletter Tagged With: Agnieszka Szarkowska, Anna Fernandez-Torne, Anna Jankowska, Anna Matamala, Arabic, Audiodescription, AVT MA, Centre for Archeology, Dubbing, Egyptian Ministry of Culture, Egyptian Museum, Gamal, guidelines, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Kuwaiti Ministry of Information, Kuwaiti TV, Louise Fryer, Mai Ibrahim, Marrakech International Film Festival, Masar Almakfofeen, Media Access Group, Michal Milc, Netflix, Omero Tactile Museum, Orbit Showtime Network, OSN, Route for the Blind, SDH, Sign language, SKASE Journal for Translation and Interpreting, Subtitling, text-to-speech, The Journal of Specialised Translation, TTS

Deep Focus 10: Letter from the Administrator

December 13, 2021 By Webmaster

Are interpreters or subtitlers better at respeaking? I was asked this question at ATA’s 60th Annual Conference in Palm Springs by our Distinguished Speaker that year, Pablo Romero Fresco. My answer, “Interpreters for sure.” Less than a year later, I got certified by the Universidade de Vigo as an interlingual respeaker (live subtitler). If you […]

Filed Under: Deep Focus 10, From the Administrator, Newsletter Tagged With: Agnieszka Szarkowska, DeborahWexler, Dragon Naturally Speaking, Hayley Dawson, Interlingual Respeaking, interpreters, live subtitling, Łukasz Dutka, Pablo Romero-Fresco, Respeaking, Rome Respeaking Conference, Universidade de Vigo, University of Antwerp

Looking forward to Media for All 8!

August 10, 2019 By Webmaster

by Mara Campbell In just a few days, Stockholm will be swarming with audiovisual professionals from all areas who will be attending the Media for All 8 conference at the Institute for Interpreting and Translation Studies at the Department of Swedish Language and Multilingualism at the main campus of Stockholm University. The Media for All […]

Filed Under: Deep Focus 3, Newsletter Tagged With: 2019, Agnieszka Szarkowska, Deep Focus, Deep Focus Issue 3, Jan-Louis Kruger, Mara Campbell, Media for All 8, Stockholm University, Transmedia Research Group

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